Violin chin-rest.



R. L. YEAKEY.

VIOLIN ,CHIN REST. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 7. 1916'.

1,227,359. Patented May 22,1917.

I Am -HLLJ c affey' Inventor Attorneys Witnesses ROBERT L. YEAKEY, OF CAVE IN ROCK, ILLINOIS.

VIOLIN CHIN -REST.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1917.

Application filed October 7, 1916. Serial No. 124,331.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT L. Ynnxnx, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cave in Rock, in the county of Hardin and tate of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Violin Chin-Rest, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to chin rests, one of its objects being to provide a device of this character particularly designed for use in connection with a violin of novel con figuration, the chin rest being so shaped as to be extended laterally from the instrument While in use or to be capable of folding thereagainst while not in use.

A further object is to provide means for locking the chin rest in laterally extending or active position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the com-.

bination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being undestood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings Figure l is a side elevation of a musical instrument having the present improvements combined therewith.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the chin rest and adjacent portion of the instrument, said chin rest being shown looked in active position.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 2, the chin rest being shown, by dotted lines, folded out of active position.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4% Fig. 3.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates a musical instrument of that type disclosed in my co-pending application No. 118,113, filed September 1, 1916. The reduced rearwardly extending body-portion 2 of the instrument is straddled by a plate 3 having upper and lower ears 4 which are held to the body by a pivot bolt 5 or the like extending through them, there being washers 6 preferably arranged between the ears 4 and the adjoining faces of the body extension 2 to reduce friction to the minimum.

The free end portion of the plate is preferably shaped as shown in Fig. 2 and secur d upon the upper ear of the plate is a top strip 7 so rounded as to fit comfortably against the chin or face of the performer.

i locking button 8 is pivotally connected as at 9 to the back portion of the extension 2 and is adapted, when the chin rest is extended laterally from the instrument, to lap the inner end portion of the plate 3 and thus hold the chin rest against swinging movement inwardly against the side of the extension 2.

When the chin rest is not to be used, button 8 can be turned out of engagement with the plate 8, whereupon the plate can be folded inwardly a ainst the extension 2 as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 8. By providing a chin rest such as described, an instrument of the type shown can be comfortably held against the chin or face and, when the instrument is not in use the chin rest can be folded inwardly so that the instrument can be placed compactly within a suitable case provided therefor.

What is claimed is 1. The combination with a musical instrument having an extension upon the body thereof, of a plate straddling and pivotally connected to said extension, said plate being adapted to swing to position at right angles to or parallel with the longitudinal center of the extension, and means upon the plate for engaging the chin of the user.

2. The combination with a musical instrument having an extension upon the body thereof, of a plate straddling and pivotally connected to said extension, said plate being adapted to swing to position at right angles to or parallel with the longitudinal center of the extension, means upon the plate for engaging the chin of the user, and means upon the extension and cooperating with the plate for locking said plate while extended laterally from the instrument.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT L. YEAKEY. Witnesses H. E. FRAZIER, C. C. KERR.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 01. Patents, Washington, D. G. 

